Finn Vocabulary Development

This strategy will help improve Finn’s spelling and vocabulary development. Making words is also a great strategy for Finn to do at home with his family. Finn can take a list of words home, whether they are from the word wall or vocabulary words and make his own words at home. The family can work on one word per day, and look for different spelling patterns and graphophonic cues. Finn and his parents can even create a mini word wall at home to showcase all the words Finn has learned.

Another mini lesson, can consist of learning how to edit a piece of writing. The planning stage and the draft stage should focus on developing ideas, adding detail and important information. Once Finn has completed his draft and he has revised his writing, the
In such an environment, Finn would engage in activities such as choral reading and retelling stories (Morrow, 2015, p. 206). It is important for Finn to work on both his reading and writing at the same time because “children do not learn language in isolation” (Bainbridge and Hayden, 2013, p. 134). Finn cannot improve his writing without working on his reading, and vice versa. He needs to have the opportunity to develop both skills in an open environment in which he is encouraged to use his funds of knowledge as he interacts with his peers. Finn should be encouraged to read to a reading buddy, and explain his ideas and knowledge. Reading with a reading buddy is an important activity that will support Finn’s literary development, as it requires the reader to derive “meaning from text” (Bainbridge, 2013, p. 217). Unless Finn understands the details behind and the plot of the book The Origami Yoda, for instance, he will find himself incapable of explaining it properly to his peers. A focus on Finn’s writing and reading skills will help him develop a greater understanding of the details required in his writing